Charles Wambebe

Charles Obadiah Nimma Wambebe (8 August 1946 – 9 November 2022) was a Nigerian professor of pharmacology who served as the director-general/chief executive officer of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) in Abuja. He contributed to the development of Niprisan, a phytomedicine for sickle cell disorder management, which led to The World Academy of Sciences Award in Medical Sciences. He also worked as a consultant in traditional medicine for various international organisations and held professorships at Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa and Makerere University in Uganda. Quotes I am happy the way some states have aggressively responded to the coronavirus pandemic. The keys necessary to effectively battle this invisible army are testing, tracing, isolation and treatment. I am in total agreement with the NMA and the other health professionals. I know that our health professionals are well trained. We have regulatory bodies that regulate their training in addition to National University Commission (NUC) that provides the basic academic inputs for each course. All they need is adequate facilities and motivation to carry out their functions. In this pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is mandatory for our health workers and first line responders to protect them from being infected. External links Category:Scientists from Nigeria Category:Medical scientists Category:Academics from Nigeria Category:1946 births Category:2022 deaths